Emotional and mental nuances and technological approaches: Optimising Fact-Check dissemination through cognitive reinforcement technique †

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Autor(a) principal: Marcondes, Francisco S.
Data de Publicação: 2024
Outros Autores: Barbosa, Maria Araújo, Gala, Adelino de C. O. S., Almeida, J. J., Novais, Paulo
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://hdl.handle.net/1822/89855
Resumo: The issue of the dissemination of fake news has been widely addressed in the literature, but the issue of the dissemination of fact checks to debunk fake news has not received sufficient attention. Fake news is tailored to reach a wide audience, a concern that, as this paper shows, does not seem to be present in fact checking. As a result, fact checking, no matter how good it is, fails in its goal of debunking fake news for the general public. This paper addresses this problem with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of the fact checking of online social media posts through the use of cognitive tools, yet grounded in ethical principles. The paper consists of a profile of the prevalence of fact checking in online social media (both from the literature and from field data) and an assessment of the extent to which engagement can be increased by using simple cognitive enhancements in the text of the post. The focus is on Snopes and (Formula presented.) (formerly Twitter).
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spelling Emotional and mental nuances and technological approaches: Optimising Fact-Check dissemination through cognitive reinforcement technique †EmotionsEngagementFact checkingPersonalityPost generatorSocial networksThe issue of the dissemination of fake news has been widely addressed in the literature, but the issue of the dissemination of fact checks to debunk fake news has not received sufficient attention. Fake news is tailored to reach a wide audience, a concern that, as this paper shows, does not seem to be present in fact checking. As a result, fact checking, no matter how good it is, fails in its goal of debunking fake news for the general public. This paper addresses this problem with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of the fact checking of online social media posts through the use of cognitive tools, yet grounded in ethical principles. The paper consists of a profile of the prevalence of fact checking in online social media (both from the literature and from field data) and an assessment of the extent to which engagement can be increased by using simple cognitive enhancements in the text of the post. The focus is on Snopes and (Formula presented.) (formerly Twitter).FCT -Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia(2022.06822)MDPIUniversidade do MinhoMarcondes, Francisco S.Barbosa, Maria AraújoGala, Adelino de C. O. S.Almeida, J. J.Novais, Paulo20242024-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/1822/89855engMarcondes, F.S.; Barbosa, M.A.; Gala, A.d.C.O.S.; Almeida, J.J.; Novais, P. Emotional and Mental Nuances and Technological Approaches: Optimising Fact-Check Dissemination through Cognitive Reinforcement Technique. Electronics 2024, 13, 240. https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics1301024010.3390/electronics13010240https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/13/1/240info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-05-11T05:54:30Zoai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/89855Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-05-11T05:54:30Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Emotional and mental nuances and technological approaches: Optimising Fact-Check dissemination through cognitive reinforcement technique †
title Emotional and mental nuances and technological approaches: Optimising Fact-Check dissemination through cognitive reinforcement technique †
spellingShingle Emotional and mental nuances and technological approaches: Optimising Fact-Check dissemination through cognitive reinforcement technique †
Marcondes, Francisco S.
Emotions
Engagement
Fact checking
Personality
Post generator
Social networks
title_short Emotional and mental nuances and technological approaches: Optimising Fact-Check dissemination through cognitive reinforcement technique †
title_full Emotional and mental nuances and technological approaches: Optimising Fact-Check dissemination through cognitive reinforcement technique †
title_fullStr Emotional and mental nuances and technological approaches: Optimising Fact-Check dissemination through cognitive reinforcement technique †
title_full_unstemmed Emotional and mental nuances and technological approaches: Optimising Fact-Check dissemination through cognitive reinforcement technique †
title_sort Emotional and mental nuances and technological approaches: Optimising Fact-Check dissemination through cognitive reinforcement technique †
author Marcondes, Francisco S.
author_facet Marcondes, Francisco S.
Barbosa, Maria Araújo
Gala, Adelino de C. O. S.
Almeida, J. J.
Novais, Paulo
author_role author
author2 Barbosa, Maria Araújo
Gala, Adelino de C. O. S.
Almeida, J. J.
Novais, Paulo
author2_role author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Universidade do Minho
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Marcondes, Francisco S.
Barbosa, Maria Araújo
Gala, Adelino de C. O. S.
Almeida, J. J.
Novais, Paulo
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Emotions
Engagement
Fact checking
Personality
Post generator
Social networks
topic Emotions
Engagement
Fact checking
Personality
Post generator
Social networks
description The issue of the dissemination of fake news has been widely addressed in the literature, but the issue of the dissemination of fact checks to debunk fake news has not received sufficient attention. Fake news is tailored to reach a wide audience, a concern that, as this paper shows, does not seem to be present in fact checking. As a result, fact checking, no matter how good it is, fails in its goal of debunking fake news for the general public. This paper addresses this problem with the aim of increasing the effectiveness of the fact checking of online social media posts through the use of cognitive tools, yet grounded in ethical principles. The paper consists of a profile of the prevalence of fact checking in online social media (both from the literature and from field data) and an assessment of the extent to which engagement can be increased by using simple cognitive enhancements in the text of the post. The focus is on Snopes and (Formula presented.) (formerly Twitter).
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